The Nickel opened just under a month ago to very good reviews among the Downtown community. Immediately it was the sort of place where if you indulged by going back a second day in a row, you were likely to see a handful of other people seated near you who were also dining back to back.

People in the neighborhood are obviously excited about the new option. As the Times piece notes, it took the community buying in ahead of time to make the Nickel happen. Julie Swayze of Metropolis Books and Jim and Celia Winstead of Raw Materials are interviewed as investors.

It's not often a brand-new diner makes the front page of the Times. That's worth some congratulations.